J&K delimitation orders have acquired the ‘force of law’, EC, Home Ministry tell SC Petition filed by Srinagar residents challenges constitution of Delimitation Commission The Hindu · Oct 6, 2022
ECI, All India Radio launch year-long voter awareness series The radio series will have 52 episodes of 15 minutes each, broadcast during the 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. slot on the AIR network starting this Friday The Hindu · Oct 3, 2022
Explained | Did the ban spare PFI’s political wing? Could the Election Commission of India have had a role in the Social Democratic Party of India escaping a crackdown? What is the mandate of this party often associated with the Popular Front of India? Does the ECI have the power to de-register a political party? The Hindu · Oct 1, 2022
SDPI escapes ban, says it is not connected to PFI SDPI national general secretary says it is a ‘secular organisation as it has members from all communities’ The Hindu · Sep 28, 2022
ECI to apply ‘rule of majority’ while deciding on the real Shiv Sena matter: CEC Rajiv Kumar Mr. Kumar’s remarks came after the Supreme Court asked ECI to decide on Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s claim that his faction represents the “real” Shiv Sena party The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022
Maharashtra CM's son and Kalyan Lok Sabha MP Shrikant Shinde welcomes SC 's decision on 'Shiv Sena symbol row' KALYAN: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde's son and Kalyan Lok Sabha MP Dr Shrikant Shinde welcomed Supreme Court's decision over Shiv Sena symbol row on Tuesday. The Times of India · Sep 27, 2022
‘Real’ Shiv Sena tussle | Supreme Court refuses to stay EC proceedings on Shinde’s claim over party SC dismisses Uddhav Thackeray faction’s plea to stay EC proceedings The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022
Election Commission team in Gujarat to review Assembly poll preparations The Commission officials will be holding separate meetings with the State Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar and the DGP Ashish Bhatia on Tuesday The Hindu · Sep 26, 2022
Should the ECI insist on inner-party elections? ‘The ECI expects political parties to abide by their constitution. It is not for the commission to step in or criticise if anyone is elected unopposed’ The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022
For internal democracy: On Election Commission of India rejecting notion of ‘leader for life’ in political parties The Election Commission of India is right in rejecting the notion of ‘leader for life’ in political parties The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022
Explained | The electoral bonds scheme and the challenges to it in Supreme Court So far, from March 2018 to April 2022, over 18 thousand bonds worth over ₹9.8 thousand crore have been sold by the SBI in 20 tranches The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022
Vacant offices, unaware office-bearers: curious case of delisted parties Election Commission recently struck off 86 of them The Hindu · Sep 18, 2022
Information Commissioner asks ECI to showcase positive side of elected representatives ‘Leaving an impression that all politicians were malicious, will prevent younger generation from joining politics’ The Hindu · Sep 16, 2022
No specific law against hate speech: Election Commission The Law Commission had not made any recommendations to the Parliament to curb hate speech. The Hindu · Sep 14, 2022
The Hindu · Sep 10, 2022 Hemant Soren | Weathering the political storm From engineering dropout to Jharkhand CM, he has come a long way
The Hindu · Sep 10, 2022 Election Commission sends opinion on ‘disqualification’ of Basant Soren, brother of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, says report The Governor will now have to take a decision of the opinion received from the commission.
The Hindu · Sep 3, 2022 Andhra Pradesh: Chinta urges Supreme Court, ECI to give their nod for ballot paper system Dump EVMs as their authenticity is highly suspected, says the Congress leader
The Hindu · Aug 24, 2022 Keep it simple: On Aadhaar-voter ID linking Any mandatory linking of Aadhaar to the voter ID is problematic
The Hindu · Aug 20, 2022 Explained | What is the controversy around the revision of electoral rolls in J&K? Why is the new electoral rolls notice, which says voters will not need domicile certificates, opposed?
The Hindu · Aug 19, 2022 J&K parties hold protest against new voter list Several political parties staged a protest in Srinagar
The Hindu · Aug 18, 2022 Outsiders living ordinarily in J&K can enlist as voters for Assembly polls: J&K Chief Electoral Officer J&K parties have reacted sharply to Election Commission’s decision
The Hindu · Aug 13, 2022 11 Opposition parties to fight EVM 'misuse', money power and media Three resolutions were passed at a conference attended by these parties in the National Capital
The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022 Ranking of democracies should be objective and contextual, says Chief Election Commissioner Local context should be taken into account, says Rajiv Kumar
The Hindu · Aug 10, 2022 Election Commission collects 2.5 crore Aadhaar numbers in special drive Drive to voluntarily link Voter IDs with Aadhaar started on August 1
The Hindu · Aug 10, 2022 ‘Freebies’ can be lifesavers during dire times: Election Commission Poll body responds to plea in SC seeking ban on political parties’ offer of freebies during election time